Open AccessAn aphrodisiac compound found in wild Kemangi (Ocimum spp.) in Bali
Author(s) -
I Gusti Putu Indra Wirawan,
Maria Malida Vernandes Sasadara,
Ida Ayu Putri Darmawati,
Anak Agung Keswari Krisnandika,
Niken Tania Wijaya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/712/1/012001
Subject(s) - aphrodisiac , phytochemical , traditional medicine , ocimum , citral , aroma , herb , ejaculation , biology , linalool , botany , chemistry , food science , medicinal herbs , essential oil , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , endocrinology
Bali has a wild type of kemangi ( Ocimum spp.) that grows wildly near to seashore area. Different from other types of kemangi, this type does not consume and utilized. This type of kemangi has a more pungent aroma and a taller canopy. This wild type of kemangi was analyzed by using gas chromatography (GC). Kemangi firstly extracted by using 96% ethanol to produce the crude extract, which was then analyzed for the phytochemical compounds. The results of GC analysis of the ethanolic extract revealed the existence of 27 phytochemical compounds in Kemangi. The chromatogram showed the abundance presence of Citral which is known as an aphrodisiac compound. Citral was reported to exist in various plants and associated with showing aphrodisiac activity through improving mount, intromission, and ejaculation frequency. The result of this study concludes that this wild type of kemangi found in Bali contains an aphrodisiac compound.